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UK housebuilder Bovis says it expects a significant increase in profit for 2011 following strong earnings growth.The Kent based group expects to record profits of about £31 million for last year, up 68% on 2010. The firm also expects to report an 8% increase in overall home completions for 2011, to 2,045 units. It also said forward [...] There is no sign of the UK property market picking up in the coming months, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) has said.Its latest monthly survey says some sellers are still asking too much for their properties, while some potential buyers cannot raise a mortgage. As a result, surveyors expect the level of sales to [...] The Land Registry for England and Wales says house prices were down 3.2% in the year to November.The government’s own index, compiled by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG), says they fell by just 0.4% over the same period. The Halifax reckons prices dropped 1% in the year to November, while its counterpart the [...] Will the UK property market be even more depressed in 2012 than it was in 2011?Commentators and analysts expect sales to stay low – perhaps even lower than they have been in the past year. And prices are expected by most observers to fall a little – though some predict larger drops of up to 10% [...] Property sales hit their highest monthly level of the year so far in November figures from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have shown.There were 85,000 property sales during the month, up from 79,000 in October, it said. However, despite the apparent pick-up in transactions, the number of sales in the first 11 months of the year [...] A growing proportion of surveyors and estate agents believe that economic uncertainty is holding back housing market activity.This was considered to be a bigger reason than the availability of mortgages and worries about house price falls, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said. However, the latest Rics survey shows a slight rise in buyer demand [...] Housing market activity will improve in 2013 after a stagnant few years according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).It said there would be a 20% rise in transactions in 2013/ 14, compared with the previous year. The OBR also predicted that house prices would rise at levels above inflation from the same year, [...] Activity in the UK housing market showed some signs of picking up in October, according to the latest poll of surveyors.Sales and new buyer inquiries edged up compared with the previous month, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said. One theory from the industry was that sellers were becoming more realistic about pricing homes. However, the [...] House prices have continued to drop sharply in some regions of England and Wales – but still rose in London an official a survey has found.The Land Registry data offers evidence of the varying nature of the market in different areas of the country. In London, prices rose by 0.3% in September compared with August, and [...] UK house builder Bellway has reported a 50% jump in annual pre-tax profits to £67.2 million during a year in which it said the market had “stabilised”.Higher sales, better margins and tighter cost control were behind the improvement, with turnover in the year to 31 July up 15% to £886.1 million. Houses sold by the Newcastle [...] Registered Office in England, 24 Charlton Drive, GL53 8ES, UK- 3506015 • Data Protection Registration Number- PZ5407728
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